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Hashim

Boy name · 56 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Hashim: 56 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 6 births in 2024.

Hashim comes from the Arabic root *hashama*, meaning “to crush” or “to break,” and is most famously borne by Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad, whose generous habit of crushing bread for pilgrims earned him the name. In modern times, Kosovo’s former president Hashim Thaçi brought the name into European headlines. While no major city is named after a Hashim-bearer, the wider Hashemite lineage lends its name to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, underlining